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A version of this archives appears in print on February 21, 1873, on Page 2 of the New York edition with the headline: THE DONOHOE MURDER.; Scannell's Defense He Claims an Acquitial on the Ground of Insanity. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe